Brian Allen is in his second season as an assistant coach for
the Missouri Southern track and field teams. His primary
responsibility will be to coach the throwers.

Allen came to Southern after coaching the throwers for the past
two seasons at the University of Central Missouri. Prior to Central
Missouri, Allen spent a season coaching at his alma mater,
Pittsburg State. There he was responsible for coaching the school's
throwers. During his tenure as an assistant coach, he helped
coach 22 All-MIAA throwers, including six conference champions and
seeing six school records broken. He helped coach 11 All-American
throwers, including a national champion in the shot put and a
runner up in the discus.

A very decorated student-athlete at PSU, Allen was a four-year
letterwinner for the Gorillas, including serving as a team captain
in both his junior and senior campaigns. He was a nine-time
All-American and was the 2009 national runner up in the shot put.
During his career, he was a 17-time All-MIAA thrower and he picked
up four conference championships in the hammer throw, two in the
discus and one in the shot put.

He was the 2009 South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year
as voted upon by the coaches in the region. He holds the Pittsburg
State school record in the indoor and outdoor shot put, the hammer
throw and weight throw.